Poland Guide
Wielkopolska
Poznań
Thanks to its position on the Berlin– Warsaw– Moscow rail line, Poznań is many visitors' first taste of Poland. In many ways it's the ideal introduction, as no other city is more closely identified with Polish nationhood. Posnania elegans Poloniae civitas ("Poznań, a beautiful city in Poland"), the inscription on the oldest surviving depiction of the town, has been adopted as a local catchphrase to highlight its unswerving loyalty to the national cause over the centuries. Nowadays, it's a city of great diversity, encompassing a tranquil cathedral quarter, an animated centre focused on one of Europe's finest squares and a dynamic business district whose trade fairs are the most important in the country and western Poland's main urban tourist draw. A number of fine museums and a wealth of nightlife opportunities ensure that a couple of days are well spent here.
Poznań may be a big city, but most of its primary attractions are grouped in a central core. Outside the central area the rattle of trams and tyres on cobbled streets makes it a noisy but invigorating place.
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